Transform Your Leadership.
IGNITE YOUR IMPACT.
The Women Igniting Leadership Institute provides an intimate, curated learning journey for exceptional women leaders who are ready to transform their leadership capacity while building a powerful community of peers.
Whether you're leading a scientific breakthrough, driving government innovation, scaling your organization, or navigating complex organizational change…
Women Igniting Leadership Institute will equip you with the leadership skills and mindsets needed for you to succeed boldly, bravely, and with grace - while building a powerful community.
Spark Change: Your Laboratory for Transformation
The Women Igniting Leadership Institute is more than a collection of development opportunities: it's a laboratory for real transformation. Through determined practice, expert guidance and grounded theory, we help women leaders build mastery of complex leadership capacities.
Our approach is unique: we create dynamic learning environments where participants can develop essential leadership skills through a combination of theory and practice: maintaining strategic clarity under pressure, wielding influence with sophistication, navigating uncertainty with confidence.
The Women Igniting Leadership Institute offers multiple pathways for growth: focused skill-building workshops, regenerative Alumni retreats, executive coaching, and our flagship program: the Women Igniting Leadership Lab, a 9-month journey that helps leaders to transform the way they show up in moments that matter.
Your Path to Stronger Leadership Starts Here
OUR PROGRAMS
The Lab
An immersive 9-month journey designed to help women develop the self-awareness, strategic thinking, and embodied presence needed to thrive in high-stakes leadership.
Executive Coaching
One-on-one and group coaching experiences to support growth during pivotal career moments. Personalized insight, practical tools, and space to reflect and lead with clarity.
Skills Development Workshops
Targeted learning opportunities to strengthen core competencies like negotiation, decision-making, and leading change - designed for real-world leadership challenges.
Weekend Retreats for Alumni
Designed for reflection and renewal, our immersive weekend retreats offer space to reconnect with your purpose and peers in a setting that fosters meaningful growth.
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The Lab
The Lab is our flagship nine-month leadership journey, designed to help talented women grow into exceptional leaders. This program integrates advanced leadership theories with practical application, peer learning, real-world challenges, and a crucible to bring about transformation.
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Executive Coaching
Our individual and Group executive coaching programs provide personalized guidance for women leaders at pivotal moments of their career. Working one-on-one with experienced coaches or engaging in powerful group sessions, participants develop targeted strategies to enhance their leadership and accelerate their career trajectory while building lasting professional networks.
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Skills Workshops
Thanks to our Skills Development Workshops, Alumni of our programs can continue leadership development of specific competencies essential for advanced management and leadership roles - such as strategic decision-making, effective negotiation, team leadership, and organizational change management. These programs combine practical application with expert instruction from seasoned leaders and Columbia, Harvard and Yale faculty.
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Weekend Retreats for Alumni
After the Lab, our immersive weekend retreats for our Alumni will offer a unique opportunity for deep reflection and accelerated growth. Away from daily pressures, these retreats will blend structured learning with informal networking, creating an environment where lasting professional relationships naturally emerge.
Mitzi Johnson, Speaker of Vermont Legislature & Kirsti Samuels, Associate Professor, Columbia University